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Orbi or Nighthawk A7000 Massive Ping Spikes
This has started to get much worse recently but for a long I would experience lag spikes that would last about 3 seconds. These lag spikes would happen about every 20-30 seconds. I would ping google ...
If pings are good when closer with the PC wirelessly and good with wired directly to the RBR, then I would presume your adapter maybe the cause if what your seeing.
I have the latest firmware for both the router and my single satelite.
My orbi is operating in Router Mode.
My Router and Satelite and about 30 ft apart.
I use auto channels for 2.4 Ghz but I set my 5 Ghz to 36 because it was the best and most open.
I do have neighbors around with wifi but they run on different channels.
I just disabled BEAMFORMING just to see if it helps but I do have WMM and MIMO enabled.
I have Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, and IPv6 disabled.
My test PC is my laptop and it has its own built in wireless adapter but it doesn't seem to have any problems.
I have not tried to set up my main with with Ethernet but I tried another network adapter and after like 2 minutes the thing stayed "Request timed out" when I pinged google. Its like it also lag spiked but never recover. Another thing I have noticed is the lagspikes seem to go away for about 30 minutes after I restart my router.
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
Do this, Turn OFF the RBS and disconnect the RBR from the ISP modem/ONT. Ping the RBRs IP address 192.168.1.1...Use a wired connection first, then try wireless.
My modem is an Surf Board SB6183.
First time I pinged my router I got ping jumps again from about 3ms to about 600ms about every minute, sometimes the request just timed out. I then moved my router right next to me and did the same thing wirelessly and I didn't get any ping spikes for the 5 minutes I tested. I then tried wired and I got >1ms ping and no ping spikes either. My router and modem are only about 20-30 feet away from my PC so I don't think where my router's location is the problem. I am not sure what this means but it is strange. I really think the problem is with my Nighthawk adapter.
If pings are good when closer with the PC wirelessly and good with wired directly to the RBR, then I would presume your adapter maybe the cause if what your seeing.
Netgear has a community forum for WiFi adapters. Perhaps someone who watches that forum can offer advice?
https://community.netgear.com/t5/WiFi-Adapters/bd-p/home-wifi-adapters
